The forward scored two goals for the Hershey Bears in Friday night's win over the host Syracuse Crunch. Recalled Saturday by the Washington Capitals, Wellman scored a goal for the Caps in a win over the host Montreal Canadiens.

“Great for him,” Bears head coach Mike Haviland said. “He played really well last night. He's been playing well.

“He's a guy who's played in the National League and certainly can skate there. It's nice when guys go up and can help them win. It was nice to see them win a game and get back, hopefully, on the winning way up there.”

It was Wellman's fifth career NHL goal and first since the 2011-12 season with the Minnesota Wild. Alex Ovechkin and Connor Carrick got the assists.

Defenseman Nate Schmidt, who was reassigned to Hershey by Washington Saturday, was a scratch for Hershey's 3-2 win over the Syracuse Crunch Saturday night at Giant Center.

“He'll be here and we'll get him in,” Haviland said.

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Bears defenseman Patrick Wellar, who exited Friday's night's game at Syracuse after taking a blow to the face during a third-period fight against Eric Neilson, didn't play. “He wanted to go back in and he could have went back in,” Haviland said. “I just thought it was the right thing to do. He agreed after a long chat. … I didn't want to put him in a position where if he took a stick or even a glove he could have got worse maybe. Just a precaution to keep him out.”

Veteran linesman Scott Adams, who is retiring, worked his last game at Giant Center. His final game is scheduled for Feb. 1 when Hershey plays the Adirondack Phantoms at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Hershey, which has won six of its last seven, improved to a season-high seven games above .500 (21-14-3-3, 48 points).